Doug and Toni Nelson - checkoutthenelsons

Feeding the donkey








Big pig





Getting some feed


Brooke and Amy


Brooke and Toni


To touch or not to touch?





Marnie Moo


Look at the horses!


Pick your pony!


Brookie


Olivia


Cody


Cole


Alex


Here piggy piggy!


Mmm!


Ohh, so cute!


Making puzzles


Watch it, sheep!
Brooke kept glaring at this sheep every time it made noise.

Marnie liked the sheep


Alex's pig cookie


Cole's pig cookie


The kids and the cougar


Cody's tractor balloon
A balloon man made a balloon character for everyone at Brick Oven.

Olivia's little mermaid balloon


Brooke's Cinderella balloon


Cole's Darth Vader balloon


Alex's bunny balloon


Eliza's fam


Amy's fam


Toni's fam


Too loud!


Conference center waterfall


Hanging on Toni's bed
Everyone hung out by my bed after their bubble bath

Brooke, Cody, and Olivia


That's hot, Alex!


Peek-a-boo Cole!


Hello!
Doug caught me coming out of the bathroom... my second home these days

28 weeks


Alex and her purse of coupons


Give me kisses!


Bobsled team


Bobsled time
Jon and Doug pushing some bobsledders off

There they go!
Jon and Doug rode on the bobsled







Look at that time!


Alex fell asleep
Here's Ally sleeping on the way to Colorado

Baby Isis
Wow, he got big!

Isis and Dad
Last time I saw this kid, he was only a month old!

Olivia, Caylee, and Aiden


Sawyer


Hi, Sawyer!
I asked him to show me his owie, and he put his hand up.

This bouncing stuff rocks!


I see your undies!
Cody pulled down Alex's pants accidentally when they jumped on the tramp.




Pretty bride!
Katie looked beautiful on her wedding day! I wish I could've talked to her more.

My boys
Get ready for a 3rd boy in the house, guys!

Hey guys!

Coast View


Rocky Coast 1


Rocky Coast 2


Exploring the Island


Empty Crab Shell
We found this, it took us a minute to realize it was dead.

First Iguana Sighting
I've never seen a wild iguana before!

First Iguana Sighting 2
He's on the move!

Well View


Not sure what this is


Rock Well


First Lizard sighting
These are the biggest wild lizards I've ever seen

Lighthouse View 1


Lighthouse View 2


Lighthouse View 3


Cozumel Jungle
Most of the island was green like this, it looked like a jungle.

Sea Turtle Beach 1
We found out that the turtles only come in at night, so we didn't see any.

Sea Turtle Beach 2


Sea Turtle Beach 3
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Sea Turtle Beach 4


Mayan Temple


Gator Sightings
If you walked down this path, you could see gators in open waters!

Gator Sighting 1
We found one right underneath us!

Gator Sighting 2


Care for a coconut?
They cut the top off for us so we could drink the juice. It wasn't that great.

Coconut?


More Cozumel Coast


Coconut Meat 1
They cut the cocunut up for us after we drank the milk inside it.

Coconut Meat 2


Coconut Meat 3


Coast Shop


Cozumel Bird


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Isis Sign
Ethan, this made me think of you!

Cuba: 90 miles?


Rocky Coast


Sleeping Iguana
This funny iguana had its legs tucked underneath him while sleeping.

Coco Nuts Restaurant
We stopped here to eat something, but it was more risque than we thought.

Second Room View 1


Second Room View 2


Second Room View 3


Second Room View 4


Pretty Sky


Sunset 1


Sunset 2


Sunset 3


Sunset 4


Sunset 5


Towel Animal Swan


Check out this view!


Hello, bad hair day
My hair never worked for me there

Exhausted on Vacation


Mexico flag
This was the Mexican flag from the pier.

Marine boat
These boats were huge!

Cozumel Pier


Ahoy, matey!
Here's the ship on our pirate cruise.

Captain Papasita


Here's the Captain
This guy led us through the Caribbean waters.

Pirate flag


Cozumel view from the ship


Macarena
Look at these guys go!

More dancing


Whaddya see?


Titanic Moment 1


Titanic Moment 2
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Another Coast View
Check out the moisture in the air in this picture!

Cozumel Coast from Boat


Us on the Sea
This was taken by a drunkard aboard the ship.

Dinner is served


Yummy Lobster
This was the best meal we had while we were there.

Lobster at Sea


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Pirate Fight


Pirate ship afterwards


Tiff!
Rhett and Tiff picked us up from the airport in Dallas to have dinner.

Cozumel, here we come!


New Snorkel Mask


Snorkel Maniac


View from Room 1


View from Room 1


First Night in Cozumel 1


First Night in Cozumel 2


Resort at Night 1


Resort at Night 2


Cruise Ship


Doug at Night


On Our Way to Oriental
The resort had 4 different restaurants to choose from.

Room Service Food
Their burgers weren't bad

Smoked Salmon and Capers


Snorkeling at the Resort


More Snorkeling


Snorkeling


Towel Animals


Hotel Room 1


Hotel Room 2


Hotel Room 3


See the pooch yet?


Mexican License Plate


Mexican Flowers


Artwork next to hotel


Margaritaville
Turns out it is a real place!

Margaritaville Surfboard Bench


Eh?
No idea what this was, but how could you NOT take a picture with this guy?

Scooters
This seemed to be a very popular way for the locals to get around.

You like?
"I give you 60 percent off!" Hmm, that's still $100, no thanks!

Toy Puzzles
These neat toys were puzzles, prett clever!

Entertainment


More Entertainment
I tried taking a picture, but they pulled us into it and took it for us.




Watch out, Herbie!


Sweet Senor Frogs


Senor Frogs Restaurant


So much for straight hair


Dessert Table


Steak Restaurant
We went for a sunset steak dinner on Tuesday night

Fire Night
Tuesday night was fire night at the resort.

Fire Night Pic
The resort provided different entertainment each night we were there.

More Fire Night


Drummers at Fire Night
They had a drum show during the fire show, pretty awesome!

Drummers

Alexandra and Taylor


Jump, Taylor!


Don't fall, Ally!


Toni and Payton


Cody


Hmm, what's going on here?


Peek-a-boo!


Doug and baby Payton 1


Doug and baby Payton 2


Toni and Sawyer


It's a girl thing


Cute family!


Doug and Alex


You're funny, guys!


Doug and Alex
These two are always together!

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Mom and Heather


Alex in the grass
It was wet over there, so she was told to come back

Kids playing


Hymas Family


Come back, kids!
The kids weren't hapy about coming back

Everything amuck


Toni and Alex
She needed some love

Poor Cody
Cody wanted his dad after he was told not to go in wet grass in church clothes

Poor Alex
Alex needed some love, too

Let's sit
Alex actually sat with me for awhile right before we left

Cutie Obo
Olivia had on a cute dress for Mother's day

Alex and Olivia
Playing hide and seek in the trunk

Alex & Cody at Breakfast


Wakey wakey!


Wakey wakey 2


Found you!
See Cody back there going after Buddy?

Here he is!


Breakfast Time


Where's Buddy?


Can I pet you?


Nice boy!


Does this thing work?


Well hello, good lookin'!


Ooo, fish!
Here the kids are at Cabela's

Cabela fish 1


Cabela fish 2


Coon skin caps 1


Coon skin caps 2


Cody the Athlete


Pool time!


Ally-gator the Swimmer





These two are cute together!








Obo the Swimmer


Jump Jump!


Getting Out


Sometimes you need Mommy


Corinne and her baby 1


Corinne and her baby 2


Look at the slide!





Doug and Alexandra


Alex and Eliza


Living Planet Aquarium


Where are the fish, Cody?


Look at all the fish!


I found one!


What a pair!


Here's their mock boat


Here we go!


Look, I'm driving the boat!


Ooo, pretty fish!





I found Dori!


Sting Rays





Cody Touching Sting Rays


Cody Reaching for Sting Rays


Eliza Touching Sting Rays


Ew, slimy!





Reach!





Olivia in the Water


Gang's all here!





Shark Bait, Hoo Ha Ha!


Sharks!


Someone is tired


Cod-ers


Smile!


Neener neener neener!


Nice one Alex!


Cody flashing
Look what Alex taught her brother

Have a cow Olivia


Petting the calfs





How cute is this picture?


Check this out!


Llamas anyone?


Pet the horsie


I see you, Olivia!








Sisters (& a horse)


Olivia horseback riding








Alex horseback riding


Should I do it?
Alex was contemplating going into the kid's fake jailhouse

Baldy buddies
Doug shaved his head for Eliza in December 2006

Alex talking to Doug
Alexandra was sure having a blast on the phone!

Love
Cody hurt himself and wanted to hug his twin sister. Cute!

Time to drive
Watch out, they're on the loose!

Cody new motorcycle 1
Cody's present from aunt Toni was a new motorcycle

Cody new motorcycle 2
Cody's motorcycle moves by itself and makes noises

Cody new motorcycle 3
Check it out!

Cody new motorcycle 4


Chemo day Doug


Chemo day Eliza
What a good sport!

Chemo day


Snowed in 1
Look at all the snow, with more on the way!

Snowed in 2


Snowed in 3

New china 1
Doug's mom got me a complete 8-piece china set for Christmas

New china 2
Ooooh, pretty!

New china 3
China details 1

New china 4
China details 2

New china 5
China details 3

Doug with hair
Here's Doug before we shaved his head

Doug without hair
Here's Doug after we shaved his head

Sleepy Buddy
Buddy finally fell asleep in my lap on the way to Colorado

No hair
Doug and I were trippin' about his shaved head

Colorado at last
Here's part of Colorado on the way to my parent's house

Snowed in
Colorado had way too much snow this past week!

Sledding 1
Cole and Doug after their first trip down

Sledding 2
Time to trek back up. You too Buddy!

Sledding 3
Yep, that's me!

Sledding 4
Woo, let's go again!

Sledding 5
Look out below!

Sledding 6


Sledding 7
Here we go...

Sledding 8
That's me falling off the back

Sledding 9
Ah... we made it

Sledding 10
Cole loved going off this big jump

Sledding 11
Cole, Buddy, Olivia, and Toni

Sledding 12


Sledding 13


Sledding 14


Sledding 15


Sledding 16


Sledding 17


Sledding 18


Doug and the kids 1
Doug was so tired at the end of the day

Doug and the kids 2
Doug had some long days with so many kids begging for his attention

My Buddy and Me 1
Caylee sure loves Buddy!

My Buddy and Me 2


My Buddy and Me 3
What a poser for the camera!

Sawyer 1
He was so smiley!

Sawyer 2
"Aunt Toni rocks!"

Sawyer 3


Mondy gang at Outback 1
Mom and Dad treated us to a dinner at Outback Steakhouse, yum!

Mondy gang at Outback 2
Yummy steak!

New Daddy
Here's Ethan and his new baby Isis

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Baldies
Doug shaved his head for Eliza. Here they are posing after Outback.

Brooke and Toni
Brook wanted someone to eat breakfast with her, so I volunteered

Christmas morning
Cole was excited to find that Santa found him even though he wasn't in Cali

Matching stockings
My sisters made Doug a stocking for me

Toni on Christmas morning
Notice Buddy's Christmas sweater?

Christmas morning


Merry Christmas!


Merry Christmas 2
Nice new necklace, Toni!

Toni and Olivia
Olivia sat in my lap to open presents on Christams morning

Ethan Mondy fam


So exciting!
We couldn't hand out presents fast enough for the kids

Snell fam


New Jazz Jersey
Doug was excited about wearing his new Jazz jersey

Amy and kids
We got a shot in with Amy and her two kids, Brooke and Cole

Mason
Unfortunately, his new xbox 360 didn't make it in time for Christmas

Lucas fam


Brock fam


Cody's new Lego's


Cody's new Lego's 2


Hi kids!
Trevor, mom, and Amy Christmas morning

I'll get you, Power Rangers!


Mondy girls 1


Mondy girls 3
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Mondy girls 2


Mom and me
It's always good to be with mommy

Mom, me, and Eliza


Brooke eating


Caylee and Olivia
Cute cousins

Baldies 1
I bought a ton of bald wigs for everyone so we could have a family pic with them

Baldies 2


Brooke and Buddy
Brooke was curious about whether or not Buddy was done with his greenie or not

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I love Eliza's face in this one!

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My hair

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My hair side view

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My hair back view

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My hair top(ish) view

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Liz, Janie, Leigh, and Brian

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"You will be visited by 3 ghosts..." It's not you, guys, it's the flash.

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Leigh, Brian, Liz, Janie, Christy, and Ryan

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Doug can hardly wait!

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My first limo ride, sweet!

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It's time to par-tay!

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Finally something to eat

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Spacious limo

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They had flowers and greenery everywhere! It was really beautiful.

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They also had a lot of ducks.

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Here's a view of the ocean from the plane